The past 12 months have been filled with inspiring stories of teams and athletes succeeding throughout Mandurah and the Peel region.
With the bumper year almost over, the Mandurah Mail is taking a look back at what made sports headlines in 2016.
Here is an overview of what we featured in our sports section in March.
What happened in March
CRICKET: Shoalwater Bay caused an upset in the Peel Cricket Association, beating Mandurah in the semi final and repeating the feat two weeks later to claim the 2015/16 premiership.
CRICKET: Shoalwater Bay returned to the pitch weeks later to win the Twenty20 grand final.
FOOTBALL: The Mandurah Mustangs and Mandurah Centrals joined forces, giving juniors a direct avenue to senior football.
ATHLETICS: Mandurah/Rockingham Athletics Club members Seaton Puzey and Chloe Leggett both picked up a pair of gold medals at the WA Athletics Championships.
CRICKET: Rockingham-Mandurah claimed a maiden premiership win in the WACA first grade.
CRICKET: The Peel Cricket Association defeated the Upper Great Southern to claim the Western Australia Country Twenty20 Cup.
SWIMMING: Peel Aquatic Club swimmer Rebekah Weller backed up her second placing in the female category of the Rottnest Channel Swim with a first in the 25-kilometre Port to Pub.
CRICKET: Singleton bowler Ian Bowes took out the Peel Cricket Association’s cricketer of the year award.
BASKETBALL: The Mandurah Magic unveiled American imports Trevor Setty, Annette Davis and Adijat Adams.
FOOTBALL: Peel Thunder lost its first game of the season to Subiaco, but local boy and Fremantle midfielder Harley Bennell starred with 23 touches and four goals.
BASKETBALL: The Mandurah Magic men started their season with a win over Geraldton.
BOXING: Alex Winwood missed out on qualifying for the Olympics at Asian and Oceania Championships in China.
Stay tuned to mandurahmail.com.au for the April edition of the sport year in review.